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Old May 13, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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yellow fogs

i heard that yellow fog lights help you see road marking better when its a rainy weather. is it true? who has em?
Old May 13, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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You mean yellow tint on your fogs? Ihave it. Im not sure about the visibility getting better. It does slightly change the color of the light on the road.

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Old May 13, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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http://www.amazon.com/13556-Plasma-C.../dp/B00067BV96

I have PIAA Plasma Yellow halogen bulbs in my fogs. Since the bulb is tinted and not the lens, the fog lights look normal when not turned on. They improve visibility a decent amount compared to stock, but that's probably because they burn much hotter than the stock bulbs. Either way they were pretty helpful during the last set of winter snowstorms.

If you don't want to go H.I.D. and don't want to tint your lenses, definitely go with these.

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Old May 13, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 02pearlmax
http://www.amazon.com/13556-Plasma-C.../dp/B00067BV96

I have PIAA Plasma Yellow halogen bulbs in my fogs. Since the bulb is tinted and not the lens, the fog lights look normal when not turned on. They improve visibility a decent amount compared to stock, but that's probably because they burn much hotter than the stock bulbs. Either way they were pretty helpful during the last set of winter snowstorms.

If you don't want to go H.I.D. and don't want to tint your lenses, definitely go with these.

well i got 8000k in my fogs and was just curious about yellow ones
Old May 13, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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The real yellow ones are done with lexus capsuls search fot it
Old May 13, 2012 | 11:17 AM
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I'm getting my 3000k fogs in tomorrow (should be anyways). I had the yellow fogs on the Lexus I had right before this Maxima, and they seemed to light up the road quite a bit better than the factory Maxima ones.

Of course, I mainly got them because they look dope, but seeing the road better is cool too.

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Old May 13, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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The real yellow ones are done with lexus capsuls search fot it
This.
Old May 13, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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I love my 3000k...

Here is a comparison of the PIAA on the left and 3000K HID on the right...

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They do help see the road alot better that's for sure... I'd say the time where it makes the biggest difference is while driving on curvy mountain roads at night, because they light up the side very well, which is great when taking tight corners. They also do help on the rain also, but I try not to use them on the rain because it can blind other drivers...
Old May 13, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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fogs should never be as bright as your headights
Old May 13, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
fogs should never be as bright as your headights

mine are brighter than headlights theres like 3000k difference
Old May 13, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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I'm running Lexus Capsule and 3000k hid's. Definately helps with contrast, especially in the rain.

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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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Y'all need yellow projectors..
Old May 13, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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looks good
Old May 13, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMan287
Y'all need yellow projectors..

didn't even think about it. projectors would look really nice, do they already sell em or they have to be put together?
Old May 13, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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didn't even think about it. projectors would look really nice, do they already sell em or they have to be put together?
They would have to be made unfortunately.
Old May 14, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Y'all need yellow projectors..
I agree....but 5.5 gen mounts the fogs in such a way that make conversion moderately enraging. Much easier to do with a 5 gen bumper/fogs.

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